• Invention

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  • Elias made the sewing machine to make sewing easier for every one
  • The first successful sewing machine was made by Isaac Singer
  • it was a double threaded lock stitch
  • made in 19th century
  • more sold to England than american
  • took 5 years to make
  • Sewing Machine made sewing 10 times easier
  • There was competition between Isaac and Elias (45)
  • After his family went to bed he would go to his work room and work on it (he hardly dot it right) (18)
  • back then needels were made of animal bones.





Inventor

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  • born in spencer, MA, jul. 9th, 1819
  • Howe sold the sewing machine to England for $1,250
  • 3 child
  • 1 wife
  • they were poor
  • spare time develop sewing machine
  • got a patent for sewing machine in 1846 ( book 42 )
  • young man job taught to be machinist in Boston
  • made scientific instruments
  • someone said whoever made an electric sewing machine would mac a fortune w.b.




Place in History

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